5 in 5 mins - July 29th

The reknowned crowdfunding platform Kickstarter will aoon launch in Singapore and Hong Kong, its first Asian markets. Kickstarter is currently available to project creators in 18 markets, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and some European countries.

Singapore-based media company E27 has secured US$2.2 million in Series A funding in a round led by China-based TechTemple with participation from Linear Venture, Convergence Ventures, Venturecraft and Spacemob.

The EduTech startup Teamie announced it has secured US$1.1M in a pre-series A round led by Singapore-based venture capital firm ACP and Spring Seeds Capital, with participation from Phystech Ventures. The funding will be used to research and development for its product.

Apple Pay went live Hong Kong last week which allows users to make contactless payments in around 10,000 stores around the city, while Octopus can be used at 17,000 retails as well as on public transport.

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